Bullock Texas State History Museum
Volume 36, Number 19
features
The Vice Issue
news
The Vice Issue
Deep in the Heart of Texas Political Scandals
Crimes, carousing, and contravention from the Capitol grounds
BY THE NEWS STAFF
Point Austin: The Age of Trump
As D.C. moves backward, cities must lead forward
BY MICHAEL KING
Public Notice: Threading the Needle
Is this the year of urban planning?
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines
Quote of the Week
Civics 101
NAKED CITY
Travis County Catches a Judicial Break
Feds transfer vacant courthouse to county for probate court
BY MICHAEL KING
Federal Judge Chooses Religious Freedom Over Trans Health Care Rights
Obama's mandate would have provided more health care options to the trans community
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Drag Queens Assaulted Downtown
Two friends were jumped upon leaving Tuezgayz at Barbarella
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Judge Alcala Won’t Seek Re-Election
The judge has served on the Court of Criminal Appeals since 2011
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
New City Council, New Battles
10-1 version 1.5 stares down the coming year at City Hall
BY MICHAEL KING
Fetal Burial Rules Punted to Jan. 27
Sparks says "no question" rules fail to advance public health
BY MARY TUMA
What’s Next for CodeNEXT?
Long-delayed rewrite of city land code comes into focus in 2017
BY CALEB PRITCHARD
The Return of the Lege
State’s 85th Legislature already a battle of House and Senate
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Death Watch: Conflicts of Interest
What to do when your appelate attorney's headed to work for the D.A.?
BY SARAH MARLOFF
The Hightower Report: Koch Brothers Are Out to Conquer the Countryside
Donald Trump is just the sideshow
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
The Vice Issue
Cheap Eats: Skylark Lounge
Live music, drinks, and pizza
BY MARY BRYCE
The Vice Issue
Food Events
music
The Vice Issue
Top 40 Vices Playlist
A walk on the wild side with songs of the seven deadly sins
BY THE MUSIC STAFF
Playback: The Westin Sues the Nook Over Sound
And “Playback” votes in the Austin Music Poll
BY KEVIN CURTIN
screens
The Vice Issue
We Learned It by Watching Movies
A film primer for the best in wicked entertainment
BY JOSH KUPECKI, KAHRON SPEARMAN, RICHARD WHITTAKER, MARC SAVLOV AND ASHLEY MORENO
Film Reviews
Hidden Figures
True story of NASA's black women mathematicians
A Monster Calls
A beast helps a boy through tough times
arts & culture
The Vice Issue
Arts Reviews
Charlotte’s Web at Zach Theatre
In this stage adaptation of E.B. White’s classic, music and a sense of family connect to each of us and connect us all to each other
“Elizabeth Chiles and John Swanger: Lumens & Currents” at grayDUCK Gallery
This exhibition has a softness that’s seductive, but it also speaks to our timeless wonder at the workings of wildness
columns
Oops!
Page Two: The Path Back to Believing
It only takes a moment for the ordinary to transform
BY LOUIS BLACK
The Vice Issue
Gay Place
Gay Place friends share their vices
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Day Trips: Six Vices for the New Year
Forget making New Year’s resolutions this year and embrace your little sins with gusto at these six destinations
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Luv Doc: Vice Without the Ad
Existentially speaking, it's probably best not to go apeshit with the featherduster
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Common Law
Tenant left out in the cold
BY LUKE ELLIS AND TABITHA GONZALEZ
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
comics
